To: James C. Bennett
morals that benefit societyIF, as a thought experiment, it benefitted society to do just the opposite of the golden rule, call it the iron rule, would the iron rule then have paramount value for you? Would it then be, for you personally, "good" to do unto others what you wouldn’t want done unto you?
1,431 posted on
02/16/2011 1:05:38 AM PST by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: D-fendr; James C. Bennett
IF, as a thought experiment, it benefitted society to do just the opposite of the golden rule, call it the iron rule, would the iron rule then have paramount value for you? Sure. It depends on the circumstances. Is it "good" to kill in self-defense?
1,442 posted on
02/16/2011 9:40:37 AM PST by
kosta50
("Spirit of Spirit....give me over to immortal birth so that I may be born again" -- pagan prayer)
To: D-fendr; kosta50
IF, as a thought experiment, it benefitted society to do just the opposite of the golden rule, call it the iron rule, would the iron rule then have paramount value for you? Would it then be, for you personally, "good" to do unto others what you wouldn’t want done unto you? Very simple to evaluate. Apply the Golden Rule, and also apply your proposed rule. See how they fare. Which one will have predictable detrimental effects? Try it out. Give me a scenario.
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